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Recognised as Colour

#3A3D17

  • #3A3D17
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#3A3D17 is a yellow with RGB values 58, 61, 23 and HSL 65°, 45%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#3A3D17#3A3D17
HEX#3A3D17
RGBrgb(58, 61, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2392, 0.0902
RGB percentages22.7%, 23.9%, 9%
HSLhsl(64.7, 45.2%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 62.3%, 23.9%)
CMYK4.9%, 0%, 62.3%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,816,727
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3D17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C5C2E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#423A13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#423B19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3E3935no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5Dim grey · ΔE 31Black · ΔE 34.3Gray · ΔE 37.6Saddle brown · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A173D
Analogous#3D2D17, #273D17
Triadic#173A3D, #3D173A
Split complementary#17273D, #2D173D
Tetradic#173D2D, #1A173D, #3D1727

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAC25E
Lighter +30%#A4AC41
Lighter +20%#808733
Lighter +10%#5D6225
Darker −10%#171809
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#43480C
Less saturated −25%#313321

Channel breakdown

R58
G61
B23
Red58 (22.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue64.74°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3A · G 3D · B 17

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